Little Heath School
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Little Heath School is a voluntary-aided
co-educational comprehensive
secondary school
. The school is located in the Little Heath
area of the Reading
suburb of Tilehurst
, in the English
county
of Berkshire
.
Because of its location outside the Reading borough boundary, but in Reading ,the school is managed by the West Berkshire
Local Education Authority
though it serves a catchment area that covers both sides of the borough boundary.
Little Heath is a specialist school
in Science and Mathematics. Attendance is approximately 1,700 students with 400 of these in the VI form. The school received an excellent Ofsted Report in its last two inspections. In the 2009 inspection, 13 out of 26 of the aspects of the school "overall" were categorised as 'outstanding'.
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
co-educational comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
. The school is located in the Little Heath
Little Heath, Berkshire
Little Heath is a suburb of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is part of the larger suburb of Tilehurst, forming the south western flank of that suburb and bordering on open countryside to its west....
area of the Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
suburb of Tilehurst
Tilehurst
Tilehurst is a suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is also, with different boundaries as described below, a civil parish in West Berkshire district.-History:...
, in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
Because of its location outside the Reading borough boundary, but in Reading ,the school is managed by the West Berkshire
West Berkshire
West Berkshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England, governed by a unitary authority . Its administrative capital is Newbury, located almost equidistantly between Bristol and London.-Geography:...
Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
though it serves a catchment area that covers both sides of the borough boundary.
Little Heath is a specialist school
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
in Science and Mathematics. Attendance is approximately 1,700 students with 400 of these in the VI form. The school received an excellent Ofsted Report in its last two inspections. In the 2009 inspection, 13 out of 26 of the aspects of the school "overall" were categorised as 'outstanding'.
External links
- Little Heath School website
- OFSTED report (November 2005)
- OFSTED report (January 2009)
- BBC webpage on LHS results [January 2009]